1926 United States Senate election in South Dakota

The 1926 United States Senate election in South Dakota took place on November 2, 1926. Incumbent Republican Senator Peter Norbeck ran for re-election to a second term. In the Republican primary, he faced former State Senator George J. Danforth, who had the support of Governor Carl Gunderson in an intra-party split between Norbeck and Gunderson.^[1] Norbeck defeated Danforth by a wide margin, and then faced former State Representative Charles J. Gunderson in the general election. Norbeck defeated Gunderson in a landslide to win re-election.

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1926 United States Senate election in South Dakota

← 1920 November 2, 1926 1932 â†’

Nominee Peter Norbeck Charles J. Gunderson Howard Platt Party Republican Democratic Farmer–Labor Popular vote 105,756 59,128 12,797 Percentage 59.52% 33.28% 7.20%

County results Norbeck:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Gunderson:      40–50% No Vote:

U.S. senator before election Peter Norbeck Republican Elected U.S. Senator Peter Norbeck Republican

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